Pure Class - Concourse De' Elegance Lake Tahoe

[Chestah Cheetah]

I have tried to schedule this show for at least 7 years now. This weekend I happened to come up to Tahoe on a whim with some friends and literally just spotted a sign for the Concourse De' Elegance. Purely accidental! Someday, I will pickup a neglected wooden boat and spend a couple of years building it up to this level...

My personal favorite: Big Sky Montana

 

[CampbellCarl]

<< Without words..................

 

[FreeBird236]

Thanks for the great pics. Always enjoy looking at the wooden boats...:thumbsup

 

[Chestah Cheetah]

I feel bad for even owning an easy to maintain fiberglass tub.

 

[LuauLounge]

A friend of mine restores those for a living and has for the last 35+ years.... A true artist, if you can't match the grain in the wood, you do it with an artist's brush.

If you think restoring cars is expensive, try boats...

 

[McRib]

I flippin love these boats.

Can you imagine the looks id get if I tied up at topock, pirate, or the turtle. Id turn more heads then some canadian in a new m41.

 

[DtB]

The ventnor is pretty cool, quit a bit of hydroplane racing history by Ventnor. The website called the Vintage hydroplanes has some info on the Ventnor and pics of other boats if you are interested.

http://www.vintagehydroplanes.com/boats/directory.html

 

[E4L]

Nice pics thanks for sharing. My dad has always wanted to go.

 

[shueman]

Pure Wood...:thumbsup

 

[Riverbound]

I flippin love these boats.

Can you imagine the looks id get if I tied up at topock, pirate, or the turtle. Id turn more heads then some canadian in a new m41.

Years ago we wet to the bar in one of Danny's ok wooden boats. We definitely got looks.

 

[Outdrive1]

Years ago we wet to the bar in one of Danny's ok wooden boats. We definitely got looks.

Saturday morning in Parker, up by 7? How are you feeling this morning?

 

[McRib]

Saturday morning in Parker, up by 7? How are you feeling this morning?

What do u mean up at 7? Hes prob gettin ready for bed.

 

[Outdrive1]

What do u mean up at 7? Hes prob gettin ready for bed.

Not Bill. He has the same problem I have. No matter how late I stay up, I'm up when the fuckin Sun comes up.

 

[McRib]

Not Bill. He has the same problem I have. No matter how late I stay up, I'm up when the fuckin Sun comes up.

Thats why I make every attempt to black out any room im sleeping in. Norma has the same problem.

 

[Lumpy]

Dad has a 63 Holliday. Has not had it out in 5 years...all he does is work on it.

 

[Rickybobby]

On my bucket list to go to right after Bonneville !!!!!

 

[Flyinbowtie]

It is a bucket list event, guys.
I didn't see any pics of the Thunderbird, it is usually out and about for this deal.
The Thunderbird is, well it is the epic level of these boats in my view...and all of them are stunning.
Seeing them on the waters of Tahoe is worth the trip from just about anywhere.
We were coming through Truckee on our way home from Hot August Nights this afternoon and were about 1/2 tempted to say to heck with it and go over Brockway Summit into North Shore and spend the night, but too much going on this week.

 

[Chestah Cheetah]

It is a bucket list event, guys.
I didn't see any pics of the Thunderbird, it is usually out and about for this deal.

She was there, just didn't like my pictures:

Also realized that Thunderchick is stored at the same place as mine. Here's a shot from maybe 2005.

 

[coolchange]

Thanks for posting. I hope to get up there one year. I'd love to do one of those, but I bought a barrel back CC model 10 years ago it still isn't done!

 

[charlyox]

Great pics. Thanks for sharing.:thumbup:

 

[h2o225]

When I was young 4 or 5 probably, my great grandpa had a wooden boat that he would take out on a lake somewhere around Richmond or San Pablo. Too young to remember the name. I remember only one time being on it. Thinking it was huge and the sound it made was awesome when under power. Now I need to ask my dad whatever became of the boat. Pictures brought back an old memory in the back of the old bucket.
Thanks for the pictures.

 

[Chestah Cheetah]

Nice pics thanks for sharing. My dad has always wanted to go.

Make it a point to take him next year. You will both highly appreciate it. I only wish I still had my dad to do stuff like this with.

Thanks for posting. I hope to get up there one year. I'd love to do one of those, but I bought a barrel back CC model 10 years ago it still isn't done!

You're doing it twice as fast as most of these guys.